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Lanzhou Tour of
Gansu Provincial Museum
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Located in Lanzhou City,
the Gansu Provincial Museum is the biggest comprehensive museum in
the province. It is one of the best sights in the city and a visit
is well worthwhile. Built in 1956, the museum covers a total area of
18,000 square meters (about 4 acres). Designed by the soviet
experts, this museum will provide visitors with a unique and
memorable experience.
The museum is divided into two sections-natural
resources and historic exhibits. It houses collections of various
color-painted potteries of Neolithic Age and treasures of ancient
grottoes. In addition, the museum is home to precious linen and silk
fabrics, books, wooden and bronze vessels, a great many bamboo slips
for writing from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220), frescos and so many
other items. A 4-meter-tall Mammoth fossil replica is stored in the
museum whose remains were excavated from the Yellow River basin in
1973. Aside from the prehistoric presentations, there are also rare
animal exhibits, such as pandas, golden monkeys and red -crowned
cranes.
The world-famous bronze Galloping Horse's Hoof Stepped
on a Flying Swallow, also named as Galloping Horse, is a treasure of
Gansu Provincial Museum. Excavated in 1969 in Wuwei County, Gansu
Province, the piece depicts a vigorous horse with long tail waving
and head perking. Its three hooves are in the air, galloping like
lightening. What makes this sculpture amazing is the right back hoof
of this galloping horse lands on the back of a small flying bird.
The bird turns in surprise to look at the big creature on its back.
At the same moment, the horse's head also turns slightly in attempt
to know what has happened. The whole statue is honored as the
mysterious and rare treasure in the history of Chinese ancient
sculpture art.
Tour Lanzhou
with Great Wall Adventure Club, the best
Lanzhou
tour agent to help
you with your hotel booking and transfers.
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